The municipality is situated in the western Rhodopi mountains on 667 square kilometers and comprises 15% of the Pazardjik region. Batak is located 1036 m above sea level and straddles the two banks of the "Stara Reka" (Old River). Batak is covered with many hills, above which rise the peaks of the Batak Mountains. The territory of Batak is bordered on the west by the Chepin River, to the south by the Dospat River and Reservoir, to the east by the Vucha River, and to the north by the Thracian Plains.